Developing Human Capital in American Manufacturing: A Case Study of Barriers to Training and Development (Studies on Industrial Productivity: Selected Works) - Hardcover

Crutchfield, Elaine B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815335849 ISBN 13: 9780815335849

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This qualitative case study of an American manufacturing organization describes the barriers which limited its ability to receive maximum return on its investment for training and development resources invested in their human assets. Changing global economics have forced organizations to the realization that their competitive advantage lies in developing and tapping into their human assets or human capital. Professionals, managers, human resource development specialists, and academicians alike have developed theories supporting the systematic development of human assets to improve performance and achieve organizational business goals. This book examines how one organization, typically described as a High Performance Organization, attempted to put theory into application. Specifically, the book examines the concepts of needs assessment, systems theory, organization development, human capital theory, and performance improvement. The results find a systemic failure in human asset development initiatives rooted in the failure to view the organization as a whole, systematically assess performance, and involve the entire organization in designing and implementing a holistic approach to improving performance and developing the organizations human assets. Specifically, inefficient organizational structure and lack of clearly defined business goals were significant barriers to the systematic development of their human assets.

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Crutchfield, Elaine B.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815335849
• ISBN 13: 9780815335849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224